[CentOS] 2 Ethernet cabling question

On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote:
> On 12/25/10 6:42 AM, S Mathias wrote:
>
> 568A and B aren't straight vs crossover. they are simply two different
> schemes for the order of the pairs to the connector. basically, they
> swap the green and orange pairs.
>
> I would stick with T568A
>
>

I commonly see jacks wired to T568B standard. I've seen some CAT6
jacks with only the colors shown for T568B. The coloring for T568A is
backwards compatible with 1 or 2 line phone connectors.

Ryan